Edward, Prince of Wales visited Inverness on 26 June 1931. He had been invited by Provost Alexander MacEwen to address the annual conference of the British Legion (Scotland) and to accept the award of the Freedom of Inverness. His other engagements included a visit to a workshop employing disabled ex-servicemen and the official opening of two new departments at the Royal Northern Infirmary.

Here the Prince is pictured after inspecting Boy Scouts and opening the new Maud Lawson Memorial Hall on Bank Street. The Guard of Honour was provided by Lady Lawson's own troop of Scouts, the Dochfour Troop

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Edward, Prince of Wales inspecting Boy Scouts

INVERNESS: Inverness and Bona

1930s

royal visits; Edward VIII; Boy Scouts

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MacEwen Photographic Archive

Edward, Prince of Wales visited Inverness on 26 June 1931. He had been invited by Provost Alexander MacEwen to address the annual conference of the British Legion (Scotland) and to accept the award of the Freedom of Inverness. His other engagements included a visit to a workshop employing disabled ex-servicemen and the official opening of two new departments at the Royal Northern Infirmary.<br />
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Here the Prince is pictured after inspecting Boy Scouts and opening the new Maud Lawson Memorial Hall on Bank Street. The Guard of Honour was provided by Lady Lawson's own troop of Scouts, the Dochfour Troop <br />
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